Founded | 2008 |
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Type | 501(c)(3) non-profit organization[1] |
Purpose | Alleviating extreme poverty through cash transfers |
Location | |
Area served | Bahamas, Bangladesh, DRC, Liberia, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, USA, Yemen |
President | Nick Allardice |
Employees | Approx 175 [2] |
Website | givedirectly |
GiveDirectly is a nonprofit organization operating in low income areas that helps families living in extreme poverty by making unconditional cash transfers to them via mobile phone. GiveDirectly transfers funds to people in Bahamas, Bangladesh, DRC, Liberia, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, USA, and Yemen.